न नाशो हि शरीरस्य तस्मिन्देशे तपोधनाः
There is no destruction of the body in that place, O ascetics.
अवश्यं चैव गन्तव्यं तस्य पार्श्वं पुनःपुनः
One must indeed go to his side again and again.
न गच्छन्ति च ये तत्र दानेन निगमेन च
Those who do not go there are those who practice charity and the Vedas.
रौरवो वा कथं विप्र किंरूपं कूटशाल्मलेः
O Brahmin, what is Raurava like? What is the form of Kūṭaśālmalī?
किं च किंच तु कुर्वाणाः किंच किंच समाचरन्
And what do they do, what do they practice there?
धृतिं न लभते किंचित्तैस्तैर्दोषैः सुवासिताः
They do not attain firmness; those who are perfumed with those faults.
बोद्धव्यं नावबुध्यन्ते गुणानां तु गुणोत्तरम् 195.
Though it should be understood, they do not comprehend the highest of virtues.
परं परमजानन्तो रमन्ते कस्य मायया
Not knowing the supreme, they delight in whose illusion?
एतत्कथय वत्स त्वं यतः प्रत्यक्षदर्शिवान्
Tell this, dear one, since you have seen it directly.
इति श्रीवराहपुराणे संसारचक्रे यमलोकस्थपापिवर्णनं नाम पञ्चनवत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred and ninety-fifth chapter, named 'Description of the Sins in the Realm of Yama in the Cycle of Samsara,' in the glorious Varaha Purana.
अथ धर्मराजपुरवर्णनम् तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा ऋषीणां भावितात्मनाम्
Now, the description of the city of Dharma-raja. Having heard the words of those sages of purified mind,
नाचिकेत उवाच योजनानां सहस्रं तु विस्तराद्द्विगुणायतम्
Naciketa spoke: 'Its breadth is a thousand yojanas, and its length is twice that.'
द्विगुणं परिवेषेण तद्वै प्रेतपतेः पुरम्
That city of the lord of the departed is encircled by a boundary twice as large.
हर्म्यप्रासादसंबाधमहाट्टालसमन्वितम्
It is crowded with mansions and palatial buildings, adorned with grand towers.
कैलासशिखराकारैर्भवनैरुपशोभितम्
It is beautified by residences resembling the peaks of Kailāsa.
दीर्घिकाश्च तथा कान्ता नलिन्यश्च सरांसि च
There are also lovely reservoirs, lotus ponds, and lakes.
नरनारीसमाकीर्णा गजवाजिसमाकुलाः
Men and women fill the place, and it is bustling with elephants and horses.
सर्वजीवैस्तथाकीर्णं तस्य राज्ञः पुरोत्तमम्
That excellent city of the king is thronged with all living beings.
क्वचिद्गायन् हसंश्चैव क्वचिद्दुःखेन दुःखितः
In some places, people are singing and laughing; in others, they are afflicted with sorrow.
क्वचिन्नृत्यन्क्वचित्तिष्ठन् क्वचिद्बन्धनसंस्थितः 196.
Some are dancing, some are standing, and some are confined in bondage.
स्वकर्मभिः प्रदृश्यन्ते स्थूलाः सूक्ष्माश्च जन्तवः
Creatures, both gross and subtle, are seen according to their own actions.
अङ्गानि चैव सीदन्ति मनो विह्वलतीव मे
My limbs are weakening, and my mind seems bewildered.
तथापि कथयिष्यामि यथादृष्टं तथाश्रुतम्
Still, I will speak as I have seen and heard.
दृश्यते न च दृश्येत नानावृक्षसमाकुला
It is seen, yet not seen, and is crowded with various trees.
प्रसन्नेन च तोयेन शीतलेन सुगन्धिना
With clear, cool, and fragrant water,
भ्राजते सरितां श्रेष्ठा सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी
The foremost river shines, destroying all sins.
अमराः क्रीडमानाश्च जलक्रीडां पुनःपुनः
The immortals play, repeatedly engaging in water games.
भुजङ्गावनताङ्ग्यश्च किन्नर्यश्च सुगायनाः
Kinnaris with bent bodies and sweet singing, along with serpents, are present.
एवं नारीसहस्राणि तत्र दिव्यानि नित्यशः
Thus, thousands of divine women are always there.
तत्रापरे वृक्षषण्डा नित्यपुष्पफलान्विताः 196.
Elsewhere, there are groves of trees, always bearing flowers and fruits.